My very first berried Blue Velvet shrimp!

[candacecook1025]

I was sooooo excited to find that one of my Blue Velvets is berried! I really want to breed this shrimp so this is the first step! I also have several females with saddles, so hopefully will get to see lots more eggs soon. Just wanted to share this exciting news with those of you out there who might get just how cool this is (instead of my hubby who said Huh? What about shrimp berries? and then went to bed lol). The pic is definitely not high quality since it was taken with my phone and also zoomed in. But you can still see how cute the little mama is!

 

[Goldfish loach boy]

Awesome congrats on being a grandma/grandpa

Lol, do you have them in species only tank?

 

[Tx Oscar Lover]

Ahh! That's awesome! I know absolutely nothing about it, but I really like the way those look. . Unfortunately they wouldn't last a day in my tank..I have some "always starving" oscars lol.

 

[candacecook1025]

Thanks guys! I have tons of red cherries in my community tank and they are great, but I really really wanted the BVs for a while, so to see them breeding already makes me so happy! Right now they are in a species only planted tank. Once the numbers are way up and plants have really filled in then I am going to add a small shoal of chili rasboras for a great pop of color.

I already feel very protective of my "grandbabies" lol.

 

[Goldfish loach boy]

Hah lol, good grand dad/mom

Yea keep them in a species only tank and then add some to a community, keep some to breed in the species only, the babies will have a better chance surviving

 

[Jev12]

Omg that is awesome...I'm getting mine tomorrow finally I'm so excited...what do they look like when they are saddled???

 

[bettaowner]

Beautiful shrimp.

 

[Mogurako]

Wow! They look fantastic in your tank! I am so happy they are doing well for you.

Omg that is awesome...I'm getting mine tomorrow finally I'm so excited...what do they look like when they are saddled???

The shrimp on the right is a saddled female so there's your answer . My strain that I sent her get bright yellow saddles and eggs which makes for a very dramatic contrast.

 

[candacecook1025]

Thanks, Mogurako! The shrimp you sent me are GORGEOUS! By far the best colors in the tank.

 

[candacecook1025]

Oh wow, just saw ANOTHER berried shrimp! Woohoo!

 

[Goldfish loach boy]

Wow, I say that these are in the "rich people shrimp category" lol, only ghost shrimp and RCS for me

 

[Mogurako]

Wow, I say that these are in the "rich people shrimp category" lol, only ghost shrimp and RCS for me

Only $3 per not bad at all considering how new of a strain it is. I won't even tell you what I paid for them a year ago.